The Office star Rainn Wilson has joked that Ricky Gervais is a "douche".

Wilson quipped that he still enjoys working on the comedy but does not like starring with Gervais, who co-created the show.

"Our writers are so good I'm not doing the same thing all the time," he told Metro. "There are different types of comedy and emotional stuff in there.

"It's still a blast and I love working with everyone. Except Ricky Gervais - he's a douche. I thought I'd put that in there for a British newspaper."

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Wilson also revealed that he gets offered a lot of "nerds or the creepy weirdo stuff" following his role as Dwight.

"It's up to me to search for roles that expand my reach," he said. "I love it but I'm looking forward to it winding down. I want to go back and do theatre again. I'd love to do some in London - playing Richard III or something challenging like that."